Blog Response

According to Sonja K. Foss the three basic steps in analying the artifact is the systematic analysis as the act of criticism, acts and artifacts as the objects of analysis in criticism, and understanding rhetorical processes as the purpose of criticism. Also according to her the five canons of rhetoric are and inro. in which you discuss the research question it's contribution to rhetorial theory and it's significance, a description of your artifact and its context, a description of your method of analysis, a report of the findings of the analysis and a discussion of the contribution your analysis makes to rhetorical theory. She also says that "neo-Aristotelian criticism" is that humans are the creators of rhetoric, symbols are the medium, and communication is the purpose for rhetoric.